Abstract
Learning is a social process (Harasim, 2002; Swan & Shea, 2005; Tu, 2000). Discourse plays a key role in the social process of learning (Harasim, 2002). Therefore, it is extremely important that we understand how students and teachers socially interact in online courses where asynchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) is the major form of discourse. Theories of social presence help explain how students and teachers interact and learn online.
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | Social Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- computer-mediated communication
- discourse
- immediacy
- online learning
- social presence
EGS Disciplines
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Higher Education and Teaching
- Instructional Media Design
- Other Education